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Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the outbreak spreads to two additional health zones, authorities said. The latest situation report showed that 72 new confirmed cases, including 29 deaths, were recorded in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The newly affected health zones are Nia-Nia in Ituri …

South Africa has intensified immigration enforcement nationwide, arresting more than 40,000 undocumented migrants this year as authorities tighten border controls and accelerate repatriations. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, disclosed this during a media briefing in Pretoria. Kubayi said intelligence-led operations were ongoing at land, sea and air ports of entry to identify undocumented migrants and employers …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. According to report by the Associated Press, details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in …

Orthodox Jew asks Supreme Court to hear case after city allegedly targeted his home prayer group Daniel Grand alleges University Heights officials encouraged neighbors to spy on him We’re getting ‘awfully close’ to ‘no Zionists allowed’ National Jewish Advocacy Center Director Mark Goldfeder explains legalities behind the fight against antisemitism, especially in New York City, on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’ …

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ahunna Eziakonwa of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Africa. She succeeds Cristina Duarte of the Republic of Cabo Verde, to whom the Secretary General is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organisation. Eziakonwa brings nearly three decades of United Nations (UN) leadership to her new role. In …

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volkera Türk, has called for a ‘massive rethink’ of U.S. immigration and security policies ahead of this year’s World Cup tournament, which begins on Thursday. The UN’s top human rights official warns that racial profiling, surveillance and aggressive enforcement are already affecting teams, officials and supporters. Turk told journalists on Wednesday that if such …

U.S. President Donald Trump, following a fresh escalation in the Iran conflict, accused Tehran’s leadership of repeatedly violating the April ceasefire, describing it as “the most violated ceasefire in the history of the world.” Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst late on Wednesday quoted Trump as saying the United States could soon halt its bombing campaign, but warned that if Iran …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Tehran vowed to respond, the Associated Press reports. The strikes were “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration’s deportation agenda for the remainder of his time in the White House. Republicans used their majority to get the bill over the finish line, funding a pair of …

  The citizens were demonstrating against a controversial 50-bed quarantine facility being constructed by the U.S. military to house American citizens exposed to Ebola. Strong indications have emerged that the administration of Kenyan President William Ruto is working in collusion with the United States government to offload the risk of the deadly Ebola virus onto African soil, sparking violent protests …